break_loose (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *break loose*:
VERB	change	break loose, explode, burst forth	be unleashed
motion	break loose, escape, get away	run away from confinement

English > *break loose*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	explode, burst forth
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Spanish	estallar, explotar
Catalan	esclatar, explotar

English > *break loose*: 2 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	run away from confinement.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	escape, get away
Narrower	break, break out, break away	Move away or escape suddenly
	elude, evade, bilk	escape, either physically or mentally
	escape, get away	Remove oneself from a familiar / familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
	exfiltrate	Escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control
	run away	escape from the control of
	shake, shake off, throw off, escape from	Get rid of
	slip	Move smoothly and easily
Broader	flee, fly, take flight	run away quickly
Spanish	desatarse, escaparse, escapar, evadirse, evadir, fugarse, huir, irse, librarse
Catalan	anar-se'n, escapar, escapolir-se, evadir-se, evadir, fugir, marxar, tocar el dos

HyperDic: break_loose